Concert Series

CONCERT SERIES

Jolanta Sosnowska & Friends

Barockvioline Unentdeckt 2025 BACH SPECIAL

CONCERTS DETAILS:

May 2, 2025 | 7:00 pm | VIENNA | ALTES RATHAUS

Sept 27, 2025 | 11:30 am | VIENNA | PETIT MUSIKSALON

Sept 28, 2025 | 8:00 pm | VIENNA | FRANCISCAN CHURCH

Nov 7, 2025 | 7:00 pm | VIENNA | DEUTSCHORDENSKIRCHE

More info and reservations here

 

Dear Music Lovers,

I warmly invite you this year to four extraordinary concerts as part of the fifth edition of my concert series BAROCKVIOLINE UNENTDECKT. In 2025, marking the twentieth anniversary of my arrival in Austria and my artistic activity in Vienna, I have decided to fulfill my artistic dream and dedicate this special year to the king of composers, Johann Sebastian Bach. Known for my interpretations of Austrian Baroque music, rediscovering forgotten works by Romantic composers, and captivating premieres of new music by Polish composers, I will also celebrate the 340th anniversary of Bach’s birth through my concerts. You can experience my interpretations during three unique concert evenings titled “BACH SPECIAL 1” (May 2 – Altes Rathaus), “WIENER MATINÈE” (Sept 27 – Petit Musiksalon), “BACH SPECIAL 2” (September 28 – Franziskanerkirche), and “BACH SPECIAL 3” (November 7 – Deutschordenskirche). True to the motto of my work, I offer the Viennese audience an undiscovered Bach, presented in unconventional performances and surprising combinations. Alongside cycles for solo violin and Sonatas for violin with harpsichord, a distinctive feature of the concerts will be the inclusion of individual compositions by other creators inspired by Bach. Contemporary premieres will also be featured. Joining me in 2025 will be Polish artists—pianist Natalia Rehling from Vienna, organist Magdalena Malec from Basel, and harpsichordist Marek Toporowski from Kraków—as well as dear instrumentalist friends from Vienna. The concerts will also be accompanied by exhibitions of visual art. More info at: www.barockviolineunentdeckt.com

 

Best regards,

Jolanta Sosnowska, Artistic Director and Performer

LOCATIONs 2025

  • ALTES RATHAUS | WIEN 1010
The Bank Austria Salon in the Altes Rathaus in Vienna’s 1st municipal district, Innere Stadt, serves as an event venue and a communication platform for social and cultural exchange. Bank Austria, as the main sponsor, hosts ongoing salon discussions and provides the Baroque Hall to young cultural initiatives. The building is among the oldest preserved structures in the center of Vienna. In 1316, Duke Frederick the Fair donated the premises to the city. Until 1885, the Baroque Hall at Wipplingerstraße 6–8 hosted meetings of the municipal council. The first floor, known as the Beletage, includes the ceremonial hall, referred to as the Baroque or Great Knights’ Hall, along with its adjacent rooms, which are also dated to around 1700.
The stucco ceiling, almost certainly attributed to Alberto Camesina, a Graubünden stucco artist, sculptor, and marbler around 1713, features two ceiling paintings by Hans Georg Greiner, framed by medallions with mottoes. One fresco depicts the Judgment of Solomon, while the other portrays an allegory of Justice. These are connected by the Imperial Eagle at the center of the ceiling. Between 1851 and 1853, the hall and adjacent rooms were remodeled under Mayor Johann Kaspar von Seiller according to plans by Viennese architect Ferdinand Fellner the Elder. During this renovation, the still-preserved stucco ceiling, caryatids, and wall cladding with stucco marble were created.
  • FRANCISCAN CHURCH | WIEN 1010

This unusual Renaissance building, built in 1603, is in the Medieval core of the first district. It’s in a hidden corner where few tourists go, adding to the appeal. There is a square in front of the church with several cafes, restaurants and antiques stores. The church is dedicated to Saint Hieronymus, who is depicted above the church’s main entrance. He faces a fountain decorated with a statue of Moses. The style of the building is mostly Renaissance, evident in the façade, the pointy windows, and the ornaments. However, the gate with the St. Hieronymus depiction was added later, and is Baroque, in contrast to the rest of the outside of the building. The interior is Baroque as well. Some noteworthy church features are the oldest organ in Vienna and the tomb underneath the church, an intriguing burial area for over a thousand people.

  • PETIT MUSIKSALON | WIEN 1170

Nestled within my family’s private apartment, a cozy music salon bursts with charm for an exclusive event in the BAROCKVIOLINE UNENTDECKT concert series, where a gleaming harpsichord sits amid lush, vibrant plants, towering bookshelves, and glittering antique treasures that spark inspiration in artist duos and enchant the audience. The room’s warm, artistic glow—candlelight dancing on ornate relics and velvety foliage—creates an immersive haven where music feels alive, wrapping listeners in its embrace. In this intimate sanctuary, guests savor the thrill of locking eyes with musicians mere steps away, sharing fleeting, soulful glances that make each note feel like a personal confession.

  • DEUTSCHORDENSKIRCHE | WIEN 1060
The Roman Catholic church from the 13th century, of which only the church tower remains today (making it the oldest part of the church), burned down at the end of the 14th century. The newly constructed nave was consecrated to the order’s patron saint, Saint Elisabeth of Hungary, on the fourth Sunday of Advent in 1395. During the Baroque period (in the 18th century), the rectangular Gothic nave was transformed into an oval space, creating galleries with Gothic ornaments in the corners. A distinctive feature: these galleries allow direct access to the church from the apartments located behind them.

PAST LOCATION

  • SALVATORSAAL | WIEN 1060

The Concert Hall an architectural masterpiece with mesmerizing wall paintings. This magnificent hall from the Baroque period, a pearl among the smaller halls of Vienna, remains unknown, even to the inhabitants of the Austrian capital. No wonder: in everyday life there is no public access to this hall, since it has always been part of the monastery. The concert series BAROCKVIOLINE UNENTDECKT (Eng. Baroque Violin Undiscovered) offers not only the unique opportunity to enjoy the precious baroque music, but also the unique beauty of the hall.

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Fragment of the Salvatorsaal Fresco Ceiling. Photo © Tadeusz Krzeszowiak